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Vernon Burnes

Election Day 2012…Making A Hard Choice

By Vernon Burns Alabama Political Reporter While the people of Alabama will, without hesitation, reject the government centered future again offered to us by Obama and the democrats on November 6th, an easy choice. However, I must speak about a hard choice. Amendment One: The extension of The Forever Wild Land Trust. This is … Continued

Vernon Burnes

October 23, 2012

Opinion

Editorial: The Great Political Dance: Comments From A Snake Bit Bull Frog

By Vernon Burns When the music stops in this political game of musical chairs the one power player who may not find a seat is The Republican Party as it is now constituted. Before I go one step further, I wish to be clear, one more time, in my opinion of todays democrats. As a … Continued

Vernon Burnes

October 5, 2012

Opinion

Alabama Held Hostage, Crisis and Opportunity

By Vernon Burns The collapse of the welfare state is at hand in Alabama. It is being consumed in the uncontrollable fire of government promoted entitlement and dependence and the only answer coming from our political class is to throw more money into the ever expanding destruction. Our governor and our legislature are asking the … Continued

Vernon Burnes

June 25, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: The drowning man of the welfare state

Will the odorous corpse of the welfare state be kept on life support even as it destroys the charter of our people and the future of our children? This is the most significant question to ever face our state, our nation, and our society. Now is the time, NO!!, now is decades past the time, … Continued

Vernon Burnes

May 8, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: Protecting the defenseless

The abuse of the defenseless is one of the many faces of a civilization in decline. The ability to know right from wrong is the gift that separates mankind from the animal world. The great test for mankind is how we use this gift. We, as individuals and as a society, are tested each day … Continued

Vernon Burnes

April 26, 2012

Opinion

Should We Trust Our Future To A Labor Union

By Vernon Burns The resent revelations of a probe bring launched by the US House Committee on oversight and government reform, concerning the actions of The Alabama Education Association (A.E.A.) reaffirms our distrust of labor unions in general and public employee unions in particular. I will not in this space attempt to restate all the … Continued

Vernon Burnes

April 16, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: Class Warfare Used to Divide

Sun Tzus art of war must be the ultimate guide book for the progressive socialist. This two thousand year old Chinese book on strategic theory originated the idea of winning a conflict through distraction, division distortion, and the perversion of your enemies will to resist. While this may be a fair and just strategy to … Continued

Vernon Burnes

March 9, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: The Not So Sunny RSA report

“The future will be sound and brighter,” according to Retirement Systems of Alabama Chief David Bronner. This future prediction is the heading of a report, on the RSA website, outlining the information given to the state legislature’s joint budget hearing Feb. 8, 2012. This online report is impressive and colorful, with many charts and graphic … Continued

Vernon Burnes

February 29, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: The Long War: Why did we abandon our Constitution and when?

That our institution and the concepts of our founders are held in contempt by our ruling elites is made more obvious every day. In the past weeks a United States Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, speaking to an Egyptian group, advised against using our Constitution as a guide in forming a new government for … Continued

Vernon Burnes

February 21, 2012

Opinion

Vernon Burns: “The RSA is a defined benefit,” subsidized by Alabama taxpayers

When the retirement systems of Alabama Executive Director Dr. David Bronner, wrote the first sentence of his presentation of the systems 2010 annual report he inadvertently described the systems fatal flaw. Dr. Bronner wrote, “The RSA is a defined benefit (DH) plan, where the investment risk is on the state.” When Dr. Bronner uses the … Continued

Vernon Burnes

February 13, 2012